• Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, centre, arrives at the courthouse on June 2, 2016 in Barcelona, where Messi and his father are to face judges in a tax fraud case. .Josep Lago / AFP
    Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, centre, arrives at the courthouse on June 2, 2016 in Barcelona, where Messi and his father are to face judges in a tax fraud case. .Josep Lago / AFP
  • Barcelona player Lionel Messi arrives at a court in Barcelona Messi’s tax trial began Tuesday. Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio, have been charged with three counts of tax fraud. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
    Barcelona player Lionel Messi arrives at a court in Barcelona Messi’s tax trial began Tuesday. Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio, have been charged with three counts of tax fraud. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo
  • Lionel Messi, centre, arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi, right, to stand trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Lionel Messi, centre, arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi, right, to stand trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, centre, arrives at the courthouse on June 2, 2016 in Barcelona, where Messi and his father are to face judges in a tax fraud case. .Josep Lago / AFP
    Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, centre, arrives at the courthouse on June 2, 2016 in Barcelona, where Messi and his father are to face judges in a tax fraud case. .Josep Lago / AFP
  • Lionel Messi, centre, arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi, right, to stand trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Lionel Messi, centre, arrives to court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi, right, to stand trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Barcelona player Lionel Messi, right, sits in court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi during their trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain. Alberto Estevez / Reuters
    Barcelona player Lionel Messi, right, sits in court with his father Jorge Horacio Messi during their trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain. Alberto Estevez / Reuters
  • Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, left, and his father Jorge Horacio Messi listen as they face judges in a tax fraud case at the courthouse of Barcelona on June 2, 2016. Alberto Estevez / Reuters
    Barcelona football star Lionel Messi, left, and his father Jorge Horacio Messi listen as they face judges in a tax fraud case at the courthouse of Barcelona on June 2, 2016. Alberto Estevez / Reuters
  • Lionel Messi, second right, and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, right, attend a session of their trial in Barcelona, Spain. Alberto Estevez / Reuters
    Lionel Messi, second right, and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, right, attend a session of their trial in Barcelona, Spain. Alberto Estevez / Reuters
  • Lionel Messi leaves the courthouse followed by his father Jorge Horacio Messi, second right, and his brother Rodrigo Messi, right. Alex Caparros / Getty Images
    Lionel Messi leaves the courthouse followed by his father Jorge Horacio Messi, second right, and his brother Rodrigo Messi, right. Alex Caparros / Getty Images
  • Lionel Messi leaves the courthouse. Lionel Messi and his father Jorge Messi, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding the Spanish Tax Agency of €4.1 million. Alex Caparros / Getty Images
    Lionel Messi leaves the courthouse. Lionel Messi and his father Jorge Messi, who manages his financial affairs, are accused of defrauding the Spanish Tax Agency of €4.1 million. Alex Caparros / Getty Images
  • Barcelona’s Argentine football player Lionel Messi leaves court where he is on trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016. Albert Gea / Reuters
    Barcelona’s Argentine football player Lionel Messi leaves court where he is on trial for tax fraud in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2016. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • Barcelona FC spokesman, Josep Vives, arrives to attend the trial of football player Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, in Barcelona. Quique Garcia / EPA
    Barcelona FC spokesman, Josep Vives, arrives to attend the trial of football player Lionel Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, in Barcelona. Quique Garcia / EPA

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Lionel Messi and father in Barcelona court to face charges of tax fraud – in pictures

James Ohara

June 02, 2016

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